Lice: What to Do When They Bite

It starts with an itch. Then another. And then, the dreaded discovery—head lice. You’re horrified. Embarrassed. And just plain grossed out. Of course, you’ve had friends whose kids got lice. But now it’s your child. Your house. Your problem. Welcome to the club of literally millions of people forced to deal with this indiscriminate pest. […]

by Belinda Lichty Clarke

Gardasil: To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate?

I know, another drug causing a commotion.  Here we are with Gardasil, a vaccine for 4 types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer, minimally studied and introduced to the public in June 2006 and still forward in the news as reports of serious side effects are continually reported.   As an individual at […]

by Alissa R. Melczer